Famous Temple Gardens in Tang Dynasty

Linggu Temple is a Buddhist temple on the southeast slope of Zijinshan Mountain in the eastern suburb of Nanjing. It is the only surviving Buddhist temple in more than 70 ancient temples in Zhongshan, also known as "Guling Shen Song". The reputation of "the first Zen forest in the world" must be a beautiful scenery that cannot be missed.

There is a crescent pond in front of the entrance of Linggu Temple, which is a common releasing pond in front of the temple, also known as "Wan Gong Pool". To the north of Wangongchi is the gate of Guling Scenic Area, called Hongshanmen. Hongshanmen is an antique building with blue tiles on the top, three arched civil and military doors on the bottom, and blue tiles on the ridges of red walls on both sides. The "National Revolutionary Army Memorial Cemetery" was originally engraved with Chiang Kai-shek's calligraphy on the forehead of the square gate. Wuliangdian is the only preserved Linggu Temple building in Ming Dynasty, which has a history of more than 600 years. Because it is all masonry arch structure, there is no need to nail a wood, so it is also called beamless hall. At the same time, it survived the war because of the Wuliangdian, which is the oldest and largest of the five existing Wuliangdian in China. There is also a wax museum for celebrities of the Revolution of 1911 in Wuliangdian.

Ancient Lingbao Tower was built between 193 1 and 1933. There are stone steps on the front of the tower, and in the middle of the stone steps is a white granite sculpture "Rizhao Mountains and Rivers", which is 5.8 meters long and 2.8 meters wide. Guling Tower is 6 1 m high, with nine floors and eight sides. The top of the tower is paved with green glazed tiles, and the cornices are upturned. There is a gold-plated phase wheel in the center of the tower, and there is a spiral escalator in the center of the tower, reaching nine floors and grade ***252. The designers of this beautiful nine-story tower are the famous American architect Murphy and China architect Dong Dajue.

(2) Nanyan Palace in Wudang Mountain

The most beautiful place among the 36 rocks in Wudang Mountain is Nanyan Palace, also known as Duyang Rock and Zixiao Rock, which is the "holy land" for Zhenwu to take off in Taoism. Nanyan Peak is steep and shaded by trees. The top is connected with Bixiao, and the bottom is a unique stream. According to legend, Lv Dongbin, a native of the Tang Dynasty, practiced in Nanyan, and a poem he wrote is still here. The history books praised Southern Yan's "divided halls and courtyards, morning bells and evening lights, mountains and sounds and valleys". At present, only the stone temple in the palace is left, and the stone carving imitates the wooden structure. There are sculptures of "Tian Zi Wolong Bed" and "Sanqing" in the hall, and there are 500 iron statues of Lingguan around them, which are lifelike and lifelike. Outside the temple, there are many scenic spots, such as peaks and peaks, Jindingfeng, dishuiya, Chongfuya, Bailongtan, etc., and there are even odd pavilions in the fairy mountain. There is a carved dragon stone pillar in front of the cliff outside the temple. The fence is 2.9 meters wide and only 30 centimeters wide. There is a dragon carved on it, and there is a small incense burner at the faucet, commonly known as dragon head incense. At the lower right of the stone hall rises a mountain peak with a dressing table and flying stones, which is said to be the place where Zhenwu gave his life to become an immortal.

Nanyan Palace, a national key cultural relic protection unit, is a famous Taoist temple located in Nanyan, Wudang Mountain, danjiangkou city, Hubei Province. On Nanyan, Lin Musen is green and the mountains are beautiful. Above it, it is connected with Bixiao, and below it, it faces the Juejian. Indeed, such a beautiful place, Southern Yan Palace. That's true. Non-basalt is not enough to be this mountain.

(3) Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou

The famous Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou has already surpassed its natural beauty. According to legend, 1600 years ago, Huili, an Indian monk, came to Hangzhou and saw the strange peaks and rocks here, thinking that they were "hidden by fairy spirits", so she built a temple here and named it Lingyin. Lingyin Temple is one of the famous ancient temples in the south of the Yangtze River. Lingyin Temple was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, about 1700 years ago. It is the earliest famous temple in Hangzhou and one of the top ten Zen temples in China. Located at the foot of Lingyin Mountain, west of West Lake in Hangzhou, with its back to the North Peak and facing Feilai Peak, the two peaks are surrounded by beautiful trees and ancient temples. Lingyin Temple has a profound cultural heritage.

The Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra is the oldest cultural relic in Lingyin Collection, which is collected in Dunhuang stone chambers. Dong Qichang's Diamond Sutra Atlas in Ming Dynasty is a treasure with high artistic value. Water and land painting is one of the indispensable sacred objects of the Water and Land Law Society. Two land and water paintings in Lingyin Temple are called Land and Water Paintings in the 13th Year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty. There are also 22 "Solemn Three Treasures" by Bodhi Ye in Ming Dynasty, depicting various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and the story content is Buddhist allusions. In the Ming Dynasty, the four-year gold edition of Hongzhi, the Buddhist Heart and the Great Rani Sutra, is also precious. Guan Xiu's Sixteen Arhats, the original stone is in the forest of steles in Hangzhou today, and Lingyin Temple has two sets of rubbings. This is of certain value to the study of religion and stone carving art.

Lingyin Temple is full of incense and followers. Especially in the early morning of New Year's Day, grabbing the first incense is even more spectacular. The tourist attractions in the temple can bring the baptism of the soul.

(4) Chengdu Wenshuyuan

Wenshuyuan, located in Chengdu, Sichuan, is a Buddhist holy place that integrates Buddhist holy places, ancient gardens, sacrificial sightseeing and religious research. Founded in the great cause of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi gave the plaque "Empty Forest", so Wenshu Academy is also called "Empty Forest Hall".

Wenshuyuan is rich in cultural relics and treasures. There are more than 300 Buddha statues in the temple, including steel casting, gauze stripping, wood carving, stone carving and clay sculpture, which are very rich. 1922, the statue of Wei Tuo, Guanyin and a Burmese jade Buddha were collected by Wen Shu College and Monk Scale. They went through all kinds of hardships and went to Myanmar to get them back, which is also very precious. There are tens of thousands of Buddhist scriptures, such as Pharmacist and Diamond Sutra, given by Emperor Kangxi, which are very precious.

The temple also treasures calligraphy and painting treasures since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The most famous is the "empty forest" ink in imperial academy given by Emperor Kangxi. In addition, there are Buddhist relics such as India's Bayeux Sutra, Master Xuanzang's skull in the Tang Dynasty, Japanese gilded Sutra in the Tang Dynasty, a thousand Buddhist robes, embroidered Guanyin, embroidered Manjusri, and precious tongue blood.

The Diamond Sutra Pagoda was built in the eighth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. Yang Guangda copied the Diamond Sutra into fine print with a rope end, and all the scriptures formed a pagoda, which looked like a painting from a distance and looked like a sutra from a close distance. Tongue Blood Containing Treasure refers to classic books such as Huayan Jing, Leng Yan Jing and Huo Yan Jin Jing written by three monks in Qing Dynasty with tongue blood.